TfL Ref: 1464-1819
 
Thank you for your email received by us on 30 August 2018 asking for information about Police Oyster card usage. Please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked for:
 
How many journeys were taken using police oyster cards every year for the last ten years?
(2007-2017, if you have preliminary data for 2018 YTD that would be good too)
 
Security is a high priority on our network, and we operate anti-crime measures across the entire transport system that the Police play an essential role in. They police London's transport network to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour, engaging with the public, staff and local communities to identify local concerns and take effective and appropriate action to deal with issues affecting the transport system.
 
All police officers and special constables working in the Metropolitan Police, the City of London Police and British Transport Police are entitled to free travel on TfL run services as a concession gifted by TfL/The Mayor.
 
Please see the following monthly breakdown of all travel taps from police Oyster cards on readers across the network from December 2017 to 20 August 2018. Whilst Police Oyster cards were launched in 2014, we have provided the data we have available in relation to your request.
 
 
Year and Month Oyster card counts
December 2017 234178
January 2018 270124
February 2018 246402
March 2018 261995
April 2018 240922
May 2018 253898
June 2018 245514
July 2018 249473
August 2018
(1_20 August) 147617
 
 
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London